Dr. M. Van Kolfschoten
Professor
Archaeology
Leiden University
Netherlands
Biography
Thijs van Kolfschoten (1952) is professor in mammalian palaeo- and archaeozoology and Quaternary biostratigraphy. He studied Geology and Biology and obtained his Ph.D. in Palaeontology, at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Utrecht (The Netherlands). After a research position at the Institute of Palaeontology, University of Bonn (Germany) he moved in 1992 to the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University.
Research Interest
His main fields of interest are Quaternary mammals, biostratigraphy and palaeoecology. His palaeontological research focuses on continental deposits ranging from the Early Pleistocene until the early Holocene. Early and early Middle Pleistocene studies (Tegelen, Zuurland) are related to the debate on the earliest human occupation of Europe as well as the ecological history of the earlier part of the Quaternary. A major research project is the study of the mammalian vertebrate fossils from a sequence exposed at Schöningen (Germany); a sequence that is important in the debate on late Middle Pleistocene climatic and faunal history. Another project focuses on mammalian evolution of Late Pleistocene fauna in Central Europe based on the fossil record from Sesselfels and Buhlen (Germany). Changes in Late Pleistocene and early Holocene ecosystems in Europe north of the Alps, are investigated in close collaboration with Russian colleagues. The results of these and previous research projects are published in more than 200 scientific papers.
Publications
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Kryazheva I.V., Ponomarev D.V., Kolfschoten T. van, Plicht & J. van der (2016), Late Holocene small mammals from localities of Sharyu River Valley (Chernyshev's Ridge), (12).
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Lauwerier R., Prummel W. & Kolfschoten T. van (2016), Dieren en de steentijd-mens. In: Amkreutz L., Brounen F., Deeben J., Machiels, R., Oorsouw M.F. van, Smit B. (Eds.) Vuursteen verzameld. Over het zoeken en onderzoeken van steentijdvondsten en -vindplaatsen. Nederlandse archeologische rapporten no. 50 Amersfoort: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. 273-276.
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Kirillova I.V., Plicht J. van der, Gubin S.V., Zanina O.G., Chernova O.F., Lapteva E.G., Trofimova S.S., Zinovyev E.V., Zharov A.A., Fadeeva E.O., Kolfschoten T. van, Shidlovskiy F.K., Kotov & A.A. (2016), Taphonomic phenomenon of ancient hair from Glacial Beringia: perspectives for palaeoecological reconstructions, BOREAS 45(3): 455-469.
